Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilgrim Memorial State Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
The story
Historical important rock in Ply-mouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Wikidata Q1072391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Coles Hill: 0.0 mi
- Burying Hill: 0.2 mi
- Watson Hill: 0.4 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 1.7 mi
- Monks Hill: 3.1 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 0.5 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 1.3 mi
- Captain's Flats: 3.2 mi
- Saquish Beach: 3.8 mi
- Standish Shore: 4.1 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 0.0 mi
- Brewster Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Training Green: 0.3 mi
- Jenny Pond Park: 0.4 mi
- Traylor Trask Museum: 0.1 mi
- 1749 Spooner House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Edward Winslow House Museum: 0.2 mi
- 1749 Courthouse: 0.2 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 0.3 mi
- Plymouth Long Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sawmill Pond Area: 2.1 mi
- Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area: 2.3 mi
- Black Cat Preserve: 2.4 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 0.7 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.4 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.0 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 9.8 mi
- Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 16.5 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 16.5 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 16.5 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 16.6 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 16.6 mi
- Massasoit: 0.0 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 0.0 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 0.1 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 0.2 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.2 mi
- Mayflower II: 0.1 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 0.1 mi
- Edaville: 9.5 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 10.8 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 13.7 mi
- High Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.7 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 14.2 mi
- White Banks: 14.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 20.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.6 mi
- Plymouth Light: 4.5 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Plymouth Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | ESE 120° | 114 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Hills | ESE 112° | 95 m | 4.1 mi |
| Monks Hill | W 274° | 83 m | 3.1 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 344° | 77 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flagg Hill | S 169° | 64 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 193° | 62 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | WSW 247° | 61 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mountain Hill | SE 146° | 61 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000680OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Plymouth Rock, reference 70000680, listed 07/01/70.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723616343
Day trips start here
- Carver · 7 mi
- Halifax · 11 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Wareham · 14 mi
- Bridgewater · 16 mi
- Scituate · 17 mi
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